This is the first episode of this special multi-part miniseries of LSJ EXPLAINS. LSJ's U.S. correspondent, Joseph Friedman, travels to North America to talk to academics, journalists, and voters to understand the particularities and intricacies of that country's electoral system.

In Part 1, Joseph talks with Matt Bevan, Australian writer, journalist, and host of the ABC News podcast "If You're Listening”, about the intricacies of America’s unique and unusual electoral system.